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Photo by: Dillan Payne POLICY PERSPECTIVE by Michelle Leslie September 2026 DOWNLOAD PDF Table of Contents Introduction The Strategic Case for Nuclear Canada’s Current Position A Framework for Canada’s Nuclear Export Strategy: Four Pillars, One Coordinating Structure The Human Factor Uranium and Fuel Services Supply Chain Execution: Canada’s Opportunity to be Export-Savvy Policy Changes: Driving the Export Opportunity Financing: Risk, Social License and Stacking Instruments The Nuclear Export...

Joe Calnan is Vice President, Energy and Calgary Operations and a Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. He is also Co-Host of CGAI's Energy Security Cubed podcast. His research focuses on the intersection between energy, economics, policy, and politics in relation to Canada's role in international energy systems.

Photo by: Leading Seaman Valerie LeClair, MARPAC Imaging Services POLICY PERSPECTIVE by Dr. Alexander Salt August 2026 DOWNLOAD PDF Table of Contents Introduction The Evolving Air and Missile Defence Environment Canada's Intersecting IAMD and Indo-Pacific Interests Comparative IAMD Strengths of Canada, Japan and South Korea Conclusion Policy Recommendations About the Author Canadian Global Affairs Institute Introduction The war in Ukraine has demonstrated the lethality and destructive...

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Photo by: NASA BRIEFING NOTE by Joe Calnan August 2026 DOWNLOAD PDF Table of Contents Summary Context Considerations Insights for Canada About the Author Canadian Global Affairs Institute Summary Maritime chokepoints are narrow, geographically fixed passages through which a disproportionate share of the world's seaborne oil and LNG trade must pass, making them natural points of leverage and vulnerability.

DOWNLOAD POSTING AS A PDF Job Title: Ottawa Operations Manager Location: Ottawa, Ontario Employment Type: Full-Time Employee (generally 9:00am – 5:00pm ET Monday–Friday);but variable around events Salary: $60,000 and up (depending on experience) Reports To: Chief Executive Officer Application Deadline: July 15, 2026 at 11:59 pm ET Interviews will take place on the week of July 20th, 2026 with an expected start date in early August 2026 About CGAI The Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI)...

Afton David is currently Senior Legal Advisor at Davie, as well as a reservist in the infantry with the Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa. Previously, she works as legal counsel of Thales Defence & Security. She is a retired Rugby player (uOttawa Gee-Gees, Ottawa Irish Rugby Club, Québec provincial team), and a graduate of the University of Ottawa’s National Program, with a degree in Civil Law (LL.L) and Common Law (J.D).

Photo Credit: Press Information Bureau on behalf of Prime Minister's Office, Government of India BRIEFING NOTE byClaire Citeau June 2026 DOWNLOAD PDF Table of Contents Canada's Role in Trade and Standards About the Author Canadian Global Affairs Institute This piece was originally published with Trade-Up Consulting Canada's Role in Trade and Standards What does it mean to call countries “middle powers”? It is not a label many actively seek and it often obscures more than it clarifies.

Claire Citeau is the Executive Director of the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance (CAFTA). In this leadership role, Claire advocates for trade liberalization and competitive market access for Canadian agri-food exporters through free trade agreements.

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